Preparing Your Students

We hope teachers will enjoy and value our production of The Good Woman of Szechwan and ask that you discuss theatre etiquette with your students prior to attending. We hope students arrive:

• with an awareness of the program's content;
• with a willingness to enjoy the performance and to concentrate on absorbing the ideas being presented;
• ready to understand the art form used to communicate ideas; and
• prepared to accept the performer's interpretation of the material being presented.

During the performance, it is important that supervising teachers are seated so that they can view both the show and their students, as students often look to staff for appropriate responses.

Each performance will be unique due to the dynamics of the audience directly impacting on the quality of the performance. By taking note of the following points, you will ensure that your class and the rest of the audience will enjoy the performance. Please avoid:

• talking during the performance;
• unnecessary movement in the audience;
• obvious disinterest;
• photography during the performance; and
• alarms, beeping watches, pagers, mobile phones.